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title: "Just saw that my sisters plant has scale!! How do I get rid of them??"
description: "Just saw that my sisters plant has scale!! How do I get rid of them??"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Katie"
published: "2024-02-07T20:05:19.145103Z"
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# Just saw that my sisters plant has scale!! How do I get rid of them??

_Posted by Katie on 2024-02-07_

Just saw that my sisters plant has scale!! How do I get rid of them??

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## 1 comment

### Sunny commented on 2024-02-07

The soft body ones should come off with the alcohol solution per PlantyAnn’s instructions. You may have to scrape off the hard shell ones with a plastic disposable spoon edge to get to the babies underneath. 😵‍💫

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